UPGRADING Our Van + YOUR QUESTIONS Answered!! VAN and BOAT Life Q&A
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024
- We have some VERY overdue jobs and upgrades to do on our van to make life in our van way more comfortable! We also answer YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS about our new life setup, what we really think about boat life and much more!!
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You obviously have made the right life change, I have never seen you both so happy 🤗
Always a better weekend when you post!
Aww thanks! 🤗
Aww, so lovely to see Alan & hear she’s settled in & found her feet, well paws! 😂 I saw my local marina posted they have your boat ready to list! Definitely feels real now! I’m looking forward to seeing all your wonderful adventures together ❤
for the floor have you thought about those interlocking foam floor tiles? Durable, insulating and easy to swap one out if it gets damaged. Garage floor paint will lift it it gets wet unless it's the 2-pack epoxy type
You two are made for each other.. love watching you. Enjoy your life xx
I think you’re both great.. it can take years to find a soulmate and I believe you’ve achieved that together, I love the fact Benny enjoys 1970’s music which I grew up with as a young man, Emily has a vulnerability but at the same time is one hell of a confident lady.. well done to both of you and I hope your future together is long and happy…😊
Bless you both. You have the happy look of kids at the start of the summer holidays. X
Just in time for my Saturday morning wake n bake
😄That look on Benny's face is priceless..so funny ........The elephant question in the room is...Why haven't anyone said..."Lets get married"? 😄
About the floor: I would not remove the hardware or paint. Instead, I would use two or three cow hides (real or faux), as they are thick and would probably make the floor very comfy. Additionally, the real ones can be wiped down and the faux ones can be thrown in the wash. Love you guys!
Thanks for the lovely Q& A ❤❤
Thanks so much for answering everyone and for sharing your lives with us. Great channel and awesome music Benny
Could you keep the ambulance floor but put a rug with that grippy stuff underneath, then you can clean it and not get your toes stuck in the metal bit!
Love your posts and really enjoyed the questions and answers this week.
Best Q n A ever all on the move doing work at the same time, I hope others follow you it makes sence. xx
The foam interlocking would work on the flooring plus will mold over the bits on the floor
Hey guys... with those bus floors i always cut bits of lino or cork tiles to fit around the metal bits in the floor, then put a layer ever the top. I think I suggested this when we were fitting it out. But like you mentioned, you were in a hurry to get off. Looking forward to your visit.. good luck with the new travels etc. Love, yo'papa. Xx
Ozric tentacles, never heard of them before, a new fave love em, thanks Emily 🙂
Years ago I gave my mate some 50mm kingspan for his bed when his was living in a van. Was a huge LDV van he slept in the back and used it to sell potato`s at car boots to make a living. It was minus 5 outside.
That sounds fantastic! Happy adventures! Have fun! Go for the gusto! Love the music that you create
I would put some small rubber tap washers under those replacement roof screws as well as the Sikaflex blob.
You two are so geeky-hippy-cute!
. Deck paint for the floor. The stuff that's used on boats.
I collect jars for screws ,nuts and,,bolts,,ecxsectras,,,and l have 5 shelves, full😂😅
Love the wet sanding with scotchbrite!
Ozric Tentacles!!! I remember buying cassettes from them in the late 80s - not really listened to anything newer than Swirly Termination (2000), though. Never encountered anyone else who liked them either! Yay, Emily!
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos which are so much fun and interesting. God bless you both for your continued adventures. Much ❤️ from Melbourne Australia 🦘 🙏❤️
Those floor rails allow for safe transport of people who use wheelchairs. Or moving seats for different configurations. If you don't need them, no problem to remove, but there will be holes!
Just wondering if your van is over mot weight, seems low on screen.
And thanks for answering my question!
This video was great fun and a joy to watch. You are so well-suited and I love the creativity and humour.
Laminate flooring. Buy the insulation panels, and cut holes in places where metal is.
Definite try that inter locking floring
How about those big runner mats with holes in it like chefs use in kitchens. You could pull them out to spray down when you need to clean.
The ideal tool for cutting foam is an electric knife
Blommin’ love you two ❤
Fantastic vlog both so excited to see you on your travels ❤
Great vlog Guys, Thanks for the update with you both😍xx
You could Grind the metal
bits down level with your floor and you can use 2 pack.A poxy floor covering , which is very good. Hope that helps you. 😊
Why are you using that green scourer on your paintwork😮
Love you guys x
Great vlog guys, thanks!
Great video, loved the questions :)
Had a similar issue with the floor in our ex-school bus floor, you coul buy rubber inserts to fill the unwin rails (the runners in the floor) and we used a heavy duty adhesive and glued/cut and tucked around the metal stuff with a decent vinyl flooring.
The rechargeable pumps are good we have a couple. Don't run it to long out of the water the motor will burn out
You could cut space for the metal bits in some under lay before the flooring goes down
Hello to you two from Stephen in Canada. For your floor you might want to consider using a heavy fluid which some chaps use as a bed liner in their pick up trucks. There are also some marine products which might also work for you. You might have to fill in the uneven bits first but this may work for you - warm regards from Kingston Canada - Stephen
Such an informative episode! If you ever make it to California Karen and I have a truck camper and a spare room you can use. May the road always offer you its best Ben and Emily. Such a cool episode!
The bullfogz are great
why dont you pour resin into the middle of the metal so to fill the gap
Yes it's true to find the water leak is not easy. When i was living with my mother there was so water on a window. So think it came from daar somewhere. After long time of looking it came from the chimney. I used a garden hose to find it
What if you put some imitation click flooring in and where the round protrusions things are, just take some of the wood away from the wrong side and see if it sits ok. Just buy a small piece to see if it works. Or find some free wood pallets and cut the thickness and put them in and stain them.
Great video! Good luck to both of you! 😊
I think i would put a tapauline over van roof when you park up as extra precaution during bad weather
Have you thought of finding some raised carpeting that you could make the knob on the bottom flush with the carpeting by cutting small circles in the carpet so it becomes a flat surface. That way you can change out the carpet periodically. For some variety. Great video thanks for the heads up on your stuff.
No to carpet in kitchen!! How about rubber paint from b&q
What about floor painted and a nice rug over the top.x😊
I was wondering whether cork tiles would work in the van? You can clean them, they are warm underfoot. I also wonder about a camping shower system that you can hook up outside the van for showers, when the weather is good? Lovely to hear Allans doing well even tho she has become cheeky and is misbehaving!
I`d love to see you two have a cool hippy wedding as your defo soul mates x With regards to Ronnie`s floor i`d use some sort of underlay(Cork, Foam,Rubber) then Lino cos I think Garage paint will be pants. 🙂
You can buy floor paint which is very hard and would look good.
great vid on the channel keep up the great vids thanks lee
Floor. Self leveling latex. 3 mm to fill all the low bits etc. then new lino.
If you paint the floor you must de greats the floor very well. Take off the raised bits and fill the track with two pack filler. Or just fill the track and leave it be. Put rugs down.
Ozrics are a legend. Shpongle/Hallucinogen, Gong, Green Nuns, etc.
You 2 are so wonderfull to watch..amely i so love your long hair....dont stop being so nice..❤❤
Nice tieyolling for kitchen 👌 floor,❤
Better Lino would be the simplest solution for the floor. Otherwise you’d need to apply a new epoxy type coating with all that that entails, but given that the existing (ambulance issue) coating won’t wear out any time soon, grinding it back to replace it seems unnecessary extra work (when you could just cover it with new Lino).
Some great questions from viewers, but I liked the music selections by Ben, CSN & Y were my first and remain my fav band. Neil young alone, not so much because of his whiney voice. but he did do some awesome lyrics and melodies. Bob Dylan was another of my favourites. as he was an instigator and influencer of styles of songs. Nowadays Mark Knopfler is just an awesome musician. Yep I'm old and remember the good old days of music. before the likes of Lady Gaga and Amy Whinehouse. lol
I'd leave the floor as it is, except for the sticky-uppy bits. Hardwearing and robust. if you do need a change of colour, then definately use an epoxy based paint. I do love the rustic look of the van though.
You must go see Prague!
AMAzing! Big hello from California...🏄♀️👌🏻🏄♀️👻🎃
What about carpet floor tiles. You can always swop them out if they get too dodgy?😀
Carpeting in kitchens and bathrooms is awful! Used to have it ,but no longer!
awww yes you are the Man Neil young weened on him
Hi Benny, presume you are familiar with the music of Nick Drake but what about Nick Jones's album 'Penguin Eggs'? Thanks to the both of you and good luck with your forthcoming adventures.
Ow 👍 good luck🎉
Try Flexseal on the roof.
Not sure if it’s available in the UK,
it works great in Canada,
wet & cold not a problem!
Hi guy’s, great vlog!🙏 Muso question for Benny, what are your favourite alternative tuning’s? 🎸🎶
plywood base carpet tiles tiles gets dirty lift get some more not to expensive easy.
Sometimes u just need to take out old sealint and redo
Epoxy resin floor paint, don’t use the 1 pack stuff,use the 2 pack resin and hardener.
Emily with the hose 🤣
I can get Benny a go on a Hurdygurdy :)
Hey, Ben - where did you get that huge sweater? I would like to buy one just like that.
Emily there's NO WAY you look 35 ! All this time I thought you were mid twenties. What ever you're on I want it!🤗
Same 😮 Just watched with my husband, when Emily said she was 35 my jaw dropped! I always just assumed she was about 27 x
@@Yolande-w5r ☺
Why don't you use pine cladding 1' thick size and varnish the floor
My favourite 😍 movie ,,peaky blinders 👌 ❤️ ♥️ 😎
Sometimes l use my big jug for a washdown😂
Leave the floor as it is & just get those non slip mats easy to change or clean it’s pointless when in & out that floor is hardware ❤
What about cork floor tiles. Warm, bouncy, hard wearing, could be cut around the floor problems. Has them in my kitchen for 50 years. Good luck.
❤ you guys. ❤
If you come through Slovenia, it would be very nice to meet you for some chat. :)
Best vid so far B & E. Life affirming stuff. By the way Pontcysyllete is totally phonetic: It's pronounced Pontcysyllte. Hope this helps 😉
with rambler the first thing you need to do is get yourself a new four stroke engine,,about 25 hp😀😉
You may well be right!! 😅
Chlorine.
Have you considered laminate flooring for the van 🤔
Try like garage floor epoxy on your van floor. Good luck.
HAHAHAHA...Holy Carp!
No carpets in kitchens and bathrooms. How about epoxy floor paint? Good luck
Why not do a leak test with a hose with the van parked in a inclined position to check
. How do you have privacy when you have to use the toilet?
Don't put moldy carpet back in so unhealthy Can get mats
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